John McCain-SAC's Blog (6)

Various issues arise with each presidential election. Even though, some may seem more important than others; they are all just as relevant to improving the status and health of our nation. Individually we have our own opinions on the issues, but when choosing a side, or making a decision on where we stand, it is most important to be properly informed. One issue I feel is of highly importance in our society is sexual education. To some it may not seem as prominent an issue as others: such as, abo… Continue

482 billion dollars. I would like to tell you that this is the amount of money that was donated to charities this year, but it is actually the projected deficit for President’s Bush's last year in office, 2008. This number easily tops the record setting $413 billion deficit in 2004. Coincidentally, the last year of Presidents Bush's first term. The white house says this is mostly due to our suffering economy and the stimulus payment made to many taxpayers earlier this year (The Associated Press)… Continue

I. Background on issue of abortion There is a long and complicated history that goes along with this controversial topic. This has not been just a recent controversial phenomenon; it’s been around for almost two centuries in varying degrees. The first bill passed on this issue in 1821 in Connecticut and stated that abortion by lethal poison was illegal. From there it only came up one time, in 1859, when the American Medical Association tried to have all abortion banned; but after that th… Continue

Since the term “abortion” was created there have been countless debates and arguments about legality and fairness. There are three sides to this story. Those who are pro-choice and believe a woman should be allowed to have an abortion if she wants too. Also, there are those who are pro-life and believe that abortion is only acceptable to save the woman’s life, incest, or rape and in some cases believe that abortion is not acceptable for any reason. Finally, there are those are don’t know what th… Continue

War in Iraq The United States invaded Iraq in March of 2003, the purpose was operation Iraqi freedom, was to over throw the well known dictator Saddam Hussein. And also to find any weapons of mass destruction that Iraq may have had. After Saddam’s dictatorship had come to a abrupt end, and the search for weapons of mass destruction came to a halt, many Americans believed that the War in Iraq was soon to be over. But nearly five years later soldiers still patrol the hot dusty roads in all parts… Continue

Abortion Abortion has always been and will be one of the most controversial subjects in society. It is a very sensitive subject to bring about in a conversation. Many people feel opposed to it morally and religiously, but just as many are for it. People are not in favor of killing baby but rather saving one from a lifetime of pain and suffering. Therefore, the term pro-choice is given a true meaning. The term literally means in favor of having a choice (of whether or not to have an abortion). To… Continue